In the Tuluva culture ,a folk culture from the southwest-coast of karnataka, India, women in the paddy fields ,sing work-songs like ‘kabita’ .Traditionally ,only women carry out two important activities of paddy cultivation , namely the pulling out and transplanting of the paddy seedlings. The women sing ‘kabitas’ ,the shorter narrative worksongs in a group , while transplanting paddy seedlings.Such ‘ kabitas ‘ represent the aspirations and activities of Tuluva women.

The kabita in English translation of the Tulu text , given above is ‘yee daa balla magaa dooji kemmairaa ‘ ( Hey , come on , dear , Charming Bull ). This kabita, short narrative in Tulu , describes a’ Charming Bull ‘, the different parts of its body , its gestures and its various actions .At the end of the song , there is a reference to this ‘Charming Bull ‘ , its waiting for the cows in hiding , and also to the appearance of young cows.Though not in the text of the song , in the actual singing context , the women in the paddy-field ,at this juncture , catch hold of each other in fun and enjoyment. This section conspicuously comes immediately after the mention of young cows in relation to admiration of the bull. Thus considering the text and context ,this ‘ kabita ‘ can be interpreted a a symbolic representation of the desire for love and mating.